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Adapalene 0.1% and benzoyl peroxide 2.5% as a fixed-dose combination gel is as well tolerated as the individual components alone in terms of cumulative irritancy.

Author(s): Loesche C, Pernin C, Poncet M

Affiliation(s): Galderma Research & Development, 2400 route des Colles, 06410 Biot, France.

Publication date & source: 2008-09, Eur J Dermatol., 18(5):524-6. Epub 2008 Aug 8.

Publication type: Comparative Study; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

International guidelines recommend the combination of retinoids (e.g. adapalene, tazarotene) and benzoyl peroxide for treating acne because of their complementary mechanisms of action. A new fixed-dose combination gel of adapalene 0.1% and benzoyl peroxide (BPO) 2.5% (adapalene/BPO*) is an effective acne treatment and offers the advantage of a once daily application. This paper reports the results of a cumulative irritancy study in healthy volunteers comparing adapalene/BPO to adapalene 0.1% and BPO 2.5% applied separately, BPO 10% gel, tazarotene 0.1% gel and the gel vehicle as a control.There was no significant difference between the mean cumulative irritation index (MCII) for adapalene/BPO and any test product except tazarotene 0.1% gel, which had a significantly greater MCII than all other test products (p < 0.05). This study showed that adapalene/BPO as a fixed-dose combination is as well tolerated as BPO 2.5% gel alone or adapalene 0.1% gel alone in terms of cumulative irritancy.*Epiduo, Galderma S.A.

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